Stand-up paddleboarders make their way across Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.

Flathead Lake, Montana

Stand-up paddleboarders make their way across Flathead Lake, the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.
Photograph by Keith Ladzinski

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Published September 10, 2015

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